Paths to protection
Ways to protect your invention
Patents are a way of protecting your inventions. By filing a successful patent you will be awarded a monopoly to exploit your invention for a period of time.
National Patents are the most effective way of defending your invention if you only require protection in a single jurisdiction. If this is not enough for your needs, this country has signed international agreements on patents, which facilitate their internationalization:
PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
The PCT system allows simplified international patent applications which in turn eases national filings.
Additional Information
Discuss your Intellectual Property Protection strategy with us
If you need to protect your Intellectual Property abroad, through our Global Network of offices and associates, we can make your Intellectual Property assets expand to every nation you desire, ensuring full legal protection of your rights.
If you have further questions, we would be delighted to schedule a conference call and answer any questions you may have.
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Patent Details and Timeframes
Priority claim
Available
Substantive Examination
Unavailable
Body responsible for non-use cancellations
N/A
Time until registration
2 years
Opposition Period
2 months
Use Requirement Period
4 years
National Filing Requirements
Application Requirements
- Applicant data.
- Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
- Deed of assignment, notarized and legalized.
- Copy of priority document (if not PCT), notarized and legalized.
Renewal Requirements
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
Assignment Requirements
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
- Deed of assignment, notarized and legalized.
Change of Name Requirements
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
- Certificate of change of name, notarized and legalized.
Change of Address Requirements
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
- Certificate of change of address, notarized and legalized.
License Requirements
- Power of attorney, notarized and legalized.
- License agreement document signed by both parties, notarized and legalized.
Remarks: All legalizations must be done in an Angolan Consulate. On the expiry of a period of three years following the grant of the patent, or an interruption of the exploration for a period longer than one year, the competent national office may grant a compulsory license on the ground of non-use. The patent will lapse on the expiry of a period of four years following the grant of the patent without the exploration or if the exploration has been interrupted for more than two years.
PCT Filing
Application Requirements
- Applicant data.
- Copy of priority document (if applicable).
- Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
- International search report.
- Copy of the International Preliminary Report on Patentability..
- Deed of assignment, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Renewal Requirements
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Assignment Requirements
- Licensing/Assignment agreement, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Change of Name Requirements
- Certificate of change of name, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Change of Address Requirements
- Certificate of change of address, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
License Requirements
- Licensing/Assignment agreement, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Remarks: All legalizations must be done in an Angolan Consulate. On the expiry of a period of three years following the grant of the patent, or an interruption of the exploration for a period longer than one year, the competent national office may grant a compulsory license on the ground of non-use. The patent will lapse on the expiry of a period of four years following the grant of the patent without the exploration or if the exploration has been interrupted for more than two years.
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